xxvi, 429 pages : 24 cm

Based on Milos Hudlicky's meticulous notes and literature studies, this book is a compilation of the types of reductions undergone by the various classes of organic compounds. No survey of a topic as broad as reduction could ever be complete, but Hudlicky gives us a comprehensive cross section of the methods, reactants, and products. Reductions are discussed according to what bond or functional group is reduced by different reagents. Special attention is paid to selective reductions that are suitable for the reduction of one particular type of bond or function without affecting other bonds or functions present in the same molecule. Special emphasis is placed on enantioselective and diastereoselective reductions effected both by chiral reagents and by microorganisms. Reducing agents are correlated with both the starting compounds and the products of reduction. Discussions of methods, mechanisms, stereochemistry, and scopes of reducing agents are included. Selected laboratory procedures demonstrate the main reduction techniques. Correlation tables and thorough author and subject indexes make this book easy to use. This book is an essential reference for teachers and research scientists in organic chemistry and a help to graduate students

Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-365) and indexes

1. Catalytic Hydrogenation -- 2. Reduction with Hydrides and Complex Hydrides -- 3. Electroreduction and Reductions with Metals -- 4. Reductions with Metal Compounds -- 5. Reductions with Nonmetal Compounds -- 6. Reduction of Hydrocarbons and Aromatic Heterocycles -- 7. Reduction of Halogen Derivatives of Hydrocarbons and Basic Heterocycles -- 8. Reduction of Nitro, Nitroso, Diazo, and Azido Derivatives of Hydrocarbons and Basic Heterocycles -- 9. Reduction of Hydroxy Compounds and Their Derivatives -- 10. Reduction of Sulfur Compounds (Except Sulfur Derivatives of Aldehydes, Ketones, and Acids) -- 11. Reduction of Amines and Their Derivatives and of Phosphorus Compounds -- 12. Reduction of Aldehydes and Their Derivatives -- 13. Reduction of Ketones and Their Derivatives -- 14. Reduction of Carboxylic Acids -- 15. Reduction of Acyl Chlorides and Acid Anhydrides -- 16. Reduction of Esters and Lactones of Carboxylic Acids -- 17. Reduction of Amides, Lactams, and Imides

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